Does anyone have a slam dunk vegetarian chili with quinoa recipe? (Or even without quinoa.)
I had one but I don’t remember which site it was on and now I’ve lost it.
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I used to make one that was sweet potato, black beans, fire roasted tomatoes, and quinoa. Always topped with avocado. Can’t find it now but I bet you’d be able to riff it?
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Found it!
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Sounds perfect, thank you!
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It’s pretty amenable to add ins and ons, pretty basic recipe so you can make it your own!
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I made it and it was great. The only problem was that I liked it too much, ate too much at once, and it gave me terrible gas. 
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OPE lol there’s no accounting for that! I think I’m gonna have to make it next week when solid food is my friend again
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Does anyone have a great idea for using up about 20 pounds of bell peppers? My in-laws brought us a huge box of them.
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I feel like @ginja_ninja would???
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Stuffed bell peppers (can use diced peppers in the “guts”). You can do either Italian (Italian seasoning, ground meat, rice, onion, diced tomatoes, pasta sauce) or Mexican (green chilies, onion, ground meat, taco seasoning, cheese, sour cream).
Breakfast casserole/quiche, used diced bell peppers!
Roasted bell peppers as a side (under broiler if you want to char the skins or on the grill) or blended up with pasta sauce for extra flavor
Romesco sauce (nuts, bell pepper, tomato. Kind of like a pesto idea but with peppers instead of herbs)
Slice and use as a snack (dip in hummus, ranch, etc)
Dice and/or slice and freeze for use later!
That sounds like a fun challenge! Let us know what you make with them 
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Thank you! This is better than my just chopping and freezing for later idea! Which will still happen.
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Roasted on a tray and romesco sauce both also freeze really well
Roasted bell peppers also freeze well. I’m still working through last summer’s bounty in recipes, and it’s so nice to have pre-roasted peppers ready to go.
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Long squash aka opo squash came in my produce box. I don’t think I have eaten it before.
I have eggplant (2 kinds), bell peppers, napa cabbage, zucchini chicken breast strips and ground beef
Suggestions?
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Those are screaming Thai flavors to me. Maybe Thai chicken lettuce wraps? Some sort of peanut sauce would tie it together.
Maybe egg roll in a bowl but with a Thai inspired sauce?
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peanut sauce is a great idea, especially since I want to finish off this container of peanut butter quickly
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If you had 4-5 hours to simmer or braise something tomorrow, and had friends coming over for dinner…what would it be and what would you serve with it?
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if they were meat eaters I would do a pork shoulder or pork belly, and either go the taco route, or a fresh Thai noodles or wraps with lots of herbs and thinly sliced veggies
if they were vegetarian I’d do white beans and fried pita chips and pickled red onion and cherry tomatoes sliced in half, some cucumber, maybe some rice on the side with a tahini dip and a white garlic dip, some sumac and za’tar in oil?
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We just made an incredible chuck roast
Lather ~3# chuck roast with gochujang, smoke on 180 for 90 minutes. Transfer to a Dutch oven and add chopped potatoes, onions, garlic, and beef/chicken stock. Braise at 275-300 with lid on (on smoker or in oven) for 4-5 hours until shreds apart with a fork. I have never done gochujang with potatoes before and WOW they are good. This would also be incredible with rice or other veggies.
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Hit me with your favorite carrot recipes, keeping in mind the fact that it’s already warm out here so, like, stew or soup doesn’t sound great.
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